Genetta angolensis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CARNIVORA	VIVERRIDAE

Scientific Name:

Genetta angolensis

Species Authority:

Bocage, 1882

Common Name/s:

English

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Angolan Genet, Miombo Genet

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Gaubert, P., Crawford-Cabral, J. & Hoffmann, M.
Reviewer/s:	Duckworth, J.W. (Small Carnivore Red List Authority) and Hoffmann, M. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Least Concern as it has a relatively wide distribution, is locally common, and there do not appear to be any major threats to the species.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Recorded from Angola, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia (Crawford-Cabral in press). The northernmost record is from “Turu” (Singida area, central Tanzania), which although regarded as questionable by Schlawe (1980), has since been confirmed by P. Gaubert (pers. comm.).
Countries:	Native: Angola (Angola); Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
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Population [top]

Population:	Although poorly known, the species is probably locally common through its range, as it was found to be on an open plain in the Luando Strict N.R. (central Angola), with rhizomatous Cryptosepalum curtisiorum and termitaria (Crawford-Cabral in press).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Inhabits open miombo (Brachystegia) woodland interspersed with savannas, mainly from areas with ferralitic soils and relatively high, but seasonal rainfall (Crawford-Cabral in press).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no known major threats. Its habitat has only seen minor change and there is little hunting (Crawford-Cabral in press).

Major Threat(s):

There are no known major threats. Its habitat has only seen minor change and there is little hunting (Crawford-Cabral in press).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Known to be present in several protected areas. There is a need for further study of this poorly known species.

Conservation Actions:

Known to be present in several protected areas. There is a need for further study of this poorly known species.

Bibliography [top]

	Crawford-Cabral, J. In press. Genetta angolensis. In: J. S. Kingdon and M. Hoffmann (eds), The Mammals of Africa, Academic Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Schlawe, L. 1980. Zur geographischen Verbreitung der Ginsterkatzen, Gattung Genetta G. CUVIER, 1816 (Mammalia, Carnivora, Viverridae). Faunistische Abhandlungen (Dresden) 7: 147-161.

Crawford-Cabral, J. In press. Genetta angolensis. In: J. S. Kingdon and M. Hoffmann (eds), The Mammals of Africa, Academic Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Schlawe, L. 1980. Zur geographischen Verbreitung der Ginsterkatzen, Gattung Genetta G. CUVIER, 1816 (Mammalia, Carnivora, Viverridae). Faunistische Abhandlungen (Dresden) 7: 147-161.

Citation:	Gaubert, P., Crawford-Cabral, J. & Hoffmann, M. 2008. Genetta angolensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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